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#510118 02/25/2009 3:46 AM
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Have heard about testing/turning speedo with a drill. Anyone done that? Use the cable or what? Am thinking about refacing both speedo and gauge cluster, plus a new needle. Any thoughts/ideas/experiences? Thanks, this forum is the best.

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If you got a nice drill you can hook the cable to it and see if it will work.


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Actually you can spin it with your hand to see if the needle moves. Hook a drill to the cable and spin it slowly to see if the odometer works. I've done it recently.

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I whittled down one of those short pencils on the end to fit the back of the speedometer. Then I chucked the other end in my drill. I thought if something went wrong the pencil would strip out before I did to much damage.

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Can be done, make sure it is a variable speed drill! If you just want to see if it works, spin it by hand.


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